Lisa Murkowski: “I am disappointed that CMS and IHS are not testifying today, as we know they were pivotal in the response to COVID-19.”

I join Alaskans in offering condolences as we learn of the plane crash in Cape Newenham.

Alaska is a cornerstone of American defense; investments like this from the Coast Guard are critical as we work to improve infrastructure on bases across the state to maintain our national security.

I would expect this from terrorists and dictators, but not here in America.

Where there’s opportunities to put certain guardrails in our spending bills — there are tools, there are mechanisms — we have to be diligent to it.